BDO launches second edition of BDO Insights: Trust, Assurance and Financial Integrity
BDO launches second edition of BDO Insights: Trust, Assurance and Financial Integrity
Amman, Jordan — October 2026
BDO has launched the second edition of BDO Insights – Jordan | Iraq | Syria, its bi-monthly publication providing practical business, regulatory and technical perspectives for decision-makers.
The October 2026 edition focuses on Trust, Assurance and Financial Integrity, examining the foundations of reliable financial information — from audit quality and professional judgement to internal controls, governance and financial integrity.
The edition includes:
Jordan
IFRS 18: The Real Readiness Question Is Not Only Accounting
An examination of the implications of IFRS 18 beyond accounting, including its impact on reporting systems, data, controls, governance and management processes.
Iraq
Financial Integrity Is Becoming a Business Issue, Not Only a Regulatory One
A perspective on how reliable financial information, sound governance and greater transparency contribute to market confidence, commercial credibility and stronger business decision-making.
Syria
Reliable Financial Information Is Part of Business Recovery
An examination of the role of reliable financial information, effective controls and sound reporting as businesses rebuild, seek financing, establish new commercial relationships and respond to a changing economic environment.
Audit Feature
What External Audit Actually Adds
A practical look at how independence, audit evidence, professional scepticism and professional judgement contribute to reducing information risk and strengthening confidence in financial reporting.
BDO Global
IFRS 18 – The Clock Is Ticking
An overview of the practical implications of IFRS 18 for financial reporting, management-defined performance measures, disclosures, systems, processes and controls as organizations prepare for implementation.
The edition opens with a perspective from Mazen Jaber, Senior Partner – Audit & Assurance Services, drawing on BDO’s longstanding audit experience and the importance of strengthening confidence in financial information.
“The audit opinion is important. But the trust behind it is built much earlier.”
Mazen Jaber
Senior Partner – Audit & Assurance Services
With BDO Jordan’s presence in the market dating back to 1987, this edition reflects the firm’s continued commitment to sharing practical knowledge and contributing to stronger financial reporting, governance, controls and assurance.
The October issue also includes a practical perspective on internal controls, as well as the Editor’s Perspective, “The Value of Asking the Right Question,” which explores how better questions can help management and boards look beyond technical compliance to examine the risks, assumptions and wider business implications behind the numbers.
BDO Insights – Jordan | Iraq | Syria continues to bring together technical knowledge, market context and professional judgement in a practical and accessible format for businesses, boards, investors and decision-makers.
Read the October 2026 edition of BDO Insights – Jordan | Iraq | Syria.